2015

Yesterday on 15 December 2015 the Select Committee, which represents the EU member states participating in the Unitary Patent (UP), formalized a series of agreements (comprising implementing rules, budgetary and financial rules, level and distribution of renewal fees between EPO and the participating…

This year Awapatent are happy to announce that another two of our patent attorneys have passed this year’s European Qualifying Examination (EQE), earning them the title of European Patent Attorneys (EPA). These new additions means that Awapatent now has 61 EPAs in total.

Stefan Hultman , who will shoulder the role as Business Area Manager West Sweden and be placed at Awapatent’s Gothenburg office, and Marie-Louise Lindblom, who is new Head of Patent and Trademark Renewals and will be placed at the head office in Malmö.

On 5 October Anders Fredriksson came back to Awapatent not only as European Patents Attorney but also as a new Team Manager for “ Team ChemMech ” at our Malmö office. Anders was recruited from Tetra Pak where he was working as a Patent Counsel.
Anders is well-known within Awapatent, since he…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has presented an offer to startup companies to license NASA patents with no up-front payment. This allows startup companies to choose from a portfolio of more than 1,200 technologies ranging from materials and coatings to sensors, aeronautics…

The industry magazine Managing IP ’s annual ranking of the number of PCT applications filed has just been published.
In the “EPO” category Awapatent is ranked number nine with 260 PCT applications filed. In the “Sweden” category the firm are ranked number one with 206 PCT applications filed.
MIP…